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On Wednesday, Sri Lanka's Supreme Court slammed the door on a
case about the shutdown of four websites that had failed to register with the
government. In handing down its decision, the Court appeared to rule that
freedom of expression in Sri Lanka is not an absolute right and can be
restricted--and you don't need to pass a law to do so. The three-judge panel
told the petitioners who brought the case--Sunil Jayasekara, convener of the
Free Media Movement, and Udaya Kalupathirana, a member of the movement's
executive committee--that they saw no reason for the court to hear any further
arguments.